Support Literacy Initiative (core instructional strategies in all subjects, K-12.)
Support distance education
Keep hardware current
Support enhanced 9th grade "team/year/academy..."
Enhance AV for classrooms in elementary school (screens, AV carts)
Support Distance Learning K-12
Support Science Curriculum (review this year)
Address security costs in IT. (IT is picking up security,we need to address the increase in costs
Reassess costs centers (Library, content area services and titles are currently in the core IT budget, but are instructional resources and contracts. They should be where textbooks, reference materials, etc. are in the budget.)
Document managing system (OCR, filing system for document archive) compliant with recent federal legislation
Adjust repair process to accommodate large numbers of aging laptops (Mac and HP.) (The next two years will see an increase in repair costs for those units. Support contract?)
Deploy a terminal system, with pods in several areas. (Windows/LINUX applications available at terminals... no need to visit each terminal to update, etc.
Increase training, expertise of network staff (especially Cisco)
Continue to optimize LAN equipment and infrastructure
Enhance network capacity to accommodate expansion of services:
· Surveillance cameras
· NWEA assessment
· student video production
· R.U.S. teleconferencing
Hardware short term list:
Replace Macs in the JMS lab (22 units?)
Replace Ibooks at elementary cart (16 units with swap?)
I.T. Budget Priorities for Jay:
- Support Literacy Initiative (core instructional strategies in all subjects, K-12.)
- Support distance education
- Keep hardware current
- Support enhanced 9th grade "team/year/academy..."
- Enhance AV for classrooms in elementary school (screens, AV carts)
- Support Distance Learning K-12
- Support Science Curriculum (review this year)
- Address security costs in IT. (IT is picking up security,we need to address the increase in costs
- Reassess costs centers (Library, content area services and titles are currently in the core IT budget, but are instructional resources and contracts. They should be where textbooks, reference materials, etc. are in the budget.)
- Address file archiving needs (increased storage for email, student records, etc.)
- Document managing system (OCR, filing system for document archive) compliant with recent federal legislation
- Adjust repair process to accommodate large numbers of aging laptops (Mac and HP.) (The next two years will see an increase in repair costs for those units. Support contract?)
- Deploy a terminal system, with pods in several areas. (Windows/LINUX applications available at terminals... no need to visit each terminal to update, etc.
- Increase training, expertise of network staff (especially Cisco)
- Continue to optimize LAN equipment and infrastructure
- Enhance network capacity to accommodate expansion of services:
· Surveillance cameras· NWEA assessment
· student video production
· R.U.S. teleconferencing
Hardware short term list: